The road remains closed

Murder investigation launched after body found

Police have confirmed that a murder investigation has been launched following the incident this morning.

The car park remains closed while investigation work takes place.

We have launched a murder investigation following the discovery of a man’s body within St Mary’s car park on Balkerne Hill, Colchester, at around 8.55am today, Monday, April 23. We are continuing to carry out enquiries to establish the circumstances and the cause of his death. We initially closed the car park while our early investigations were underway. The car park remains closed to the public. We are aiming to be able to allow access to vehicles within the car park later today and are grateful to those persons affected for their cooperation.”